Darchula incident in presence of SSB: Report

The probe committee formed to investigate into the disappearance of Jaya Singh Dhami of Darchula district after falling into the Mahakali River submitted its report to the government Tuesday evening pointing that the incident happened in the presence of the officers of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), the border guarding force of India. The five-member committee headed by Joint Secretary Janardan Gautam of the Ministry of Home Affairs submitted the report to Minister for Home Affairs Bal Krishna Khand...

Kathmandu’s garbage collection to resume from today

Garbage collection in Kathmandu, which has remained halted for over a month now, is set to resume from Wednesday. The decision was taken by a meeting of Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Bidhya Sundar Shakya, Chief District Officer (CDO) Kali Prasad Parajuli, Director General of Road Division Arjun Jung Thapa and Kathmandu Police Chief Ashok Singh on Tuesday.

Weather improves as monsoon trough weakens

Monsoon rains that wreaked havoc in many parts of the country for past one week have started receding slightly from Tuesday onwards as the monsoon trough starts becoming weak. Kathmandu Valley since Tuesday morning remained completely sunny after six days of continuous rains.

Reducing Risks Of Monsoon Disasters

The country is currently facing natural disasters like floods, landslides and inundations triggered by monsoon rains. The rain disasters occurring in different parts of the country have caused losses of numerous lives and property this year right from the onset of the monsoon season. As many as one hundred 87 people died and 38 others are missing due to the floods and landslides across the country between mid-April and the end of August. During the period, altogether 2,058 households have been badly...

Nepali Migrants Languish In Luxembourg

In the last issue of INSIGHT I had given statistical data related to labour migration of Nepali people as a prelude to a human trafficking story I was about to break after two years of continuous fact-checking. This week I am writing here about an exposé of labour exploitation of Nepali people in one of the richest countries on earth - Luxembourg. According to the Hope for Justice, modern slavery is where one person controls another by exploiting vulnerability. It is often linked with human trafficking,...

US Dominance On The Wane

History is the best informant yet rational minds often than never endeavouring to seek solutions, tend to repeat them in an essentialist fashion, as unavoidable and inevitable. A rapidly rising power clashing implicitly and explicitly with the dominant hegemonic power portrays series of historic accounts popularised by the Western media as an analogy of the Thucydides Trap in milieu of rising tension consuming the powers at play. The Western media and its role in globalising the concept of Thucydides...

A Global Crisis

At the beginning of August, 2021 when it looked like the month was stretching out to be the usual, I fell ill. It was the dreaded case of the cold. While I was lucky enough that it wasn't the worst case scenario, it still took my time to get better. For days, it was congested nose, fever, chills and severe exhaustion. My fever abated after a few days but I still felt the fatigue to my bones. It reminded me of my childhood when I would take a rest for days due to myriad illnesses.

Mount Everest to witness world’s highest fashion show

The Mount Everest Fashion Runway has announced a sustainable fashion project in Nepal with the aim of supporting the Himalayan community and preserving environment. It has joined hands with the Himalayan Climate Initiative (HCI) and launched ‘8848.86 - A Dollar a Meter initiative’ which includes programmes to produce sustainable clothes, jewelries and special souvenirs of the prototype of Sagarmatha, the world’s tallest peak.

12 lawmakers in Bagmati provincial assembly verify for CPN (Unified Socialist)

Earlier, on the very day when the CPN (Unified Socialist) was registered at EC, Krishna Prasad Khanal, a lawmaker of Bagamati province from the UML, had verified for the new party although he was inducted in the provincial government led by Chief Minister Ashta Laxmi Shakya.

Jacqueline Fernandez was a victim in Rs. 200 crore racket; shares crucial details with ED

Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate(ED) in Delhi as a witness in a Rs. 200 crore money laundering case. Reportedly, the actress was a victim of the same racket.